https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181023/un-slams-french-burqa-ban-for-violating-rights Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:43:02 +0200 un-slams-french-burqa-ban-for-violating-rights The UN Human Rights Committee is set to rule that France's 2010 law which forbids people from concealing their face in public is 'discriminatory' and 'goes against religious freedom', the French media has revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181011/un-body-to-point-finger-at-france-over-discriminatory-2010-burqa-ban Thu, 11 Oct 2018 23:44:33 +0200 un-body-to-point-finger-at-france-over-discriminatory-2010-burqa-ban A new report by a Paris think-tank underlines "the progress of Islamist ideology among Muslims in France", suggesting that Salafi Islam can be stamped out through a “halal tax” and Arabic being taught in French schools. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180910/halal-tax-and-arabic-in-french-schools-to-stop-muslim-extremism-in-france Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:01:36 +0200 halal-tax-and-arabic-in-french-schools-to-stop-muslim-extremism-in-france